Welcome to Chapter 5. The story continues with twists and turns, the doors have all opened, what's your next move? Will you continue on with me? Or will you take the easy way out?
Ulrich felt betrayed. His mind was tossing and turning. 'Had Yumi been signaling to him? Was she really after Odd this whole time? What if things are never the same again?' Ulrich kept contemplating while his roommate leisurely walked into the room like nothing was wrong.
"Traitor!" Ulrich yelled at Odd as he got up. Ulrich looked at Odd with fire in his eyes.
"I wouldn't do Ulrich, hit me and you won't get to hear what I have right here," Odd said with a grin on his face. He pulled the recorder out of his pocket and waved it gently back and forth, careful not to drop it. Ulrich looked at him with a confused expression across his face.
"W-what is that?" Ulrich asked inquisitively. Odd quickly pulled away as Ulrich reached out to grab a hold of it.
"It's a tape recorder," Odd said smartly. He looked at Ulrich and chuckled. He flipped the tape over.
"I meant what's on it you dolt." Ulrich said in a very demanding tone. Odd couldn't help but laugh. He looked at Ulrich for a quick second and hit the play button. As it started Ulrich's eyes widened.
"Yumi, NO YUMI-I, I love you!" The tape continued playing Ulrich's voice as he constantly stated his love toward Yumi. He was on the verge of killing Odd before he turned it off.
Suddenly, the door burst open. Afraid it was Jim, both boys acted cool, calm, and collected. Ulrich plopped down on his bed and Odd took his rightful place on his, listening to music.
"Wow, Jeremy are you seeing this? For once these two aren't fighting when we walked in!" Aelita said calmly to Jeremy as she glanced over at him. He looked back at her and blushed as their eyes met.
"We thought you were Jim," Ulrich said. He looked over at Odd and gave his best "I'll-deal-with-you-later face."
"Any news Einstein?" Odd asked hoping that XANA wouldn't ruin his fun. He watched as Jeremy walked in with Aelita and closed the door.
"No, XANA doesn't seem very active lately," Jeremy said plainly. He was excited that the corrupt virus was leaving the group alone, but he was also very frightened. Normally when XANA was good it meant something terrible was on its way. He shivered at the thought of his precious Aelita in harm's way in Lyoko. He was terrified for them all but helpless when it came to the fight. Jeremy tried to take his mind off Lyoko by talking about the upcoming festival.
"Are any of you going to the Fall Festival?" Jeremy asked hoping his friends might answer quickly.
"Depends, I heard there was going to be a knife thrower there," Odd said hopeful. If he was lucky then he might be able to get a date for the fall festival.
"Yeah Odd, I heard that once he accidentally stabbed his best friend in the back on a trick he did so often. Did you hear that too?" Ulrich asked clenching his teeth. He looked at his best friend who was smiling uneasily.
Ulrich looked at Odd with disgust hoping that Jeremy and Aelita might feel the tension in the air and leave. Unfortunately neither of them noticed till half an hour later, when it was dark.
"Jeremy, can you walk me to my room please? It's starting to get late." Aelita said hoping Jeremy would be fin escorting his princess to her silent sanctuary.
"Sure Aelita. I'd love to walk you back." Jeremy said; glad to be leaving with the girl he loved. They walked in a comfortable silence all the way to her dorm.
Meanwhile Ulrich and Odd were fighting to the death it seemed. Ulrich was determined to destroy the tape. Odd tried to tell Ulrich what was on the other side but Ulrich didn't want to know. Ulrich threw punches at his inconsiderate roommate. Ulrich was about to destroy the tape but Odd's small hands slipped through and grabbed the recorder.
"Ulrich, please, just listen to this and then you'll know why I got both of you on tape," Odd said wincing as Ulrich fist came flailing down. His hand stopped mere centimeters from Odd's nose. Odd let out a sigh of relief as he flipped the tape over.
The end! HA you thought Ulrich would hear it didn't you! Well he hasn't yet. He must wait in agony in pain! Keep your eyes open for chapter 6!